*Global Village or Global Pillage: Economic Reconstruction From the Bottom Up, Second Edition, 1998*Jeremy Brecher and Tim Costello. A basic introduction to the "globalization" of the economy. Looks at the "global race to the bottom" in which workers, communities and whole countries are forced to compete by lowering wages, working conditions, environmental protection standards and social spending. Highlights mounting worldwide resistance. US$16. Contact South End Press, 7 Brookline St. #1, Cambridge, MA 02139-4146; emailsouthend@igc.org; websitewww.lbbs.org/sep/sep.htm

*Dark Victory: The United States and Global Poverty, Second Edition, 1999*Walden Bello. Looks at impacts of the North's strategy to dominate the international economy and reassert corporate control. Discusses consequences of removal of barriers to foreign investments, privatization of state-owned activities, reduction in social welfare spending, wage cuts and devaluation in local currencies. 162 pp. US$14.95. Contact The Institute for Food and Development Policy, 398 60th St., Oakland, CA 94618; phone (510) 654-4400; fax (510) 654-4551; emailfoodfirst@igc.org; websitewww.foodfirst.org

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